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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-23

: Narrow gauge railroads, in flxipa
a al i e61,pf + where So rate per car load rates
mate their charge pro rata with ra 1oad and es
standard gauge. ava i'Ve allowed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-23

The following extracts from the lan.
State, on the subject of transnorts.o. i y
passengers and freight by Railrosd 1l y,
panles, are here inserted, as reIatin Uoa
matters of general interest:
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2.--CHARACTERS

represents First Class.
2 represents Second Glass.
3 represents Third Glass.
q represents Fourth Class
5 represents Fifth Glass.
g represents Sixth Class.
~ represents lI6 times First Glass.
d represents Double First Glass.
3 t represents Three Times First Glass.
T represents -Four Times First Glass.
A, b, c, D, e, f and H. etc, represent Glasses
A, 3. c, d, L, f and II, etc, respectively.
L. c. L. represents Less than Car Load.
c. /. represents Car Load.
N. O. S. represents Not Otherwise Specified.
B. Articles not enumerated will be classed
with similar or analogous articles.
4. To ascertain the rates allowed any company
or any class apply the PERCENTAGES indicated
For instance: The percentage allowed the Sa-
vannah Division Of the Central Railroad on
First Glass for ten miles is 80 per cent, which
would be as follows: First Glass rate is cents
per 100 pounds, 80 per cent added Is cents)
equal "A cents per 100 pounds, the rate allowed.
RULE FOR COMPUTING FRACTIONS.
8. When any rate in any Glass in the Standard
Tariff is raised or lowered by a per cent. the
following rules must be observed:
FIRsT.-lf the rate thus raised or lowered is
in either of Classes C, d, r. J or X the fraction
Of half cent must be retained, as the following
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-23

Carriers Of passengers may refuse to afr,.
refusing to comply with reasonable r %n persls
or guilty of improper conduct. or of bo ldal Is
lutte, doubtful or suspicious characters ' I. dlS
may refuse to convey persons seeking - 30 They
fere with their own business or inteTestt " inter-
Section 20S2. eSV' Code
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Railroad companies are common carr,.
liable as such Code of Georgia, Sect iicieF ASo

A common carrier is bound -
goods and passengers offered that ~ 6o receive
accustomed to carry, upon c0rnniia % ABLE a
such reasonable regulations as he ,'' Tnn vi
for his own safety and the benefit of tbay adg
Code, Section 2070. VI the pub
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-04-07

The successful correspondent and
writer of the day must first have ideas
or facts. He must then put these
ideas or facts right down on paper in
as few words as possible to give them
proper expression, and lastly he
must-quit. There is an art in doing
this handsomely and well, and it re-
quires more real talent to do it than
to spin out long sentences express
ing pretty nothings. "Life is short
and time is feeting;" is a motto that
every newspaper writer should re-
member and act on. Few people
read long communications, even when
they are published, unless they are
of unusual merit.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-04-07
Senator Shernaan,s Error.

Those Democrats in Congress who
joined with the Republicans to pre-
vent any Legislation in the direction
of reduction of reducing the revenues
will not find much comfort in the
speech delivered by Senator John
Sherman at Nashville the other day.
Mr. Sherman in his summary of the
objections to the Democratic party
dwelt with evident glee on the fact
that this offence of omission was
committed and that during two years
since the Inauguration Of President
Cleveland, no progress has been made
toward fulfilling the Democratic
promises OF reducing the treasury
surplus.
Senator Sherman seems to be put
ting himself in an inconsistent at
titude in depreciating policy that
was inspired by his own party, pre-
sumably endorsed by himself, and
fully sustained by every Republican
in Congress except three. In other
words both parties having pledged to
the people a reduction in the burden
some taxes that extorted redundant
revenue, the Democrats with the ex-
ception of meagre minority, en-
deavored to fulfil that pledge while
the Republicans with the exception
of three members voted against the
policy and defeated it. Senator Sher-
man silently acquiesced in the action
of his party then, and his denuncia-
ton of it now is as contemplate as
it must be insincere.
There can be no doubt that Con-
gress committed a grevious offense
against the public in the failure to
carry out its pledge of tax reduction
and surplus diminution. But the
responsibility does not rest on the
shoulders of the Democracy The
President, the Secretary of the Treas
ury, the Ways and Means Committee
of the House of Representatives, and
all the papers representing the Dem
ocratic party in power pronounced in
favor of fulfilling the party pledges
and labored assiduously to accom-
plish that end. The failure is attrib-
utable to the Republican party and
the meagre minority of Democrats in
the House, and Senator Sherman de-
tracts from his own reputation in
resorting to such suhterfuges in
pleading for his party before the
public.
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) A dispatch from st. Louis says
Jay Gould has purchased the Little
Rock and Fort Smith Railway, and
that Gould intends to construct q
road from Fort Smith to Shreveport,
where it will connect with the New
Orleans and Texas Pacific. Work
on this line is to begin within sixty
days.
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Most people consider sea voyage
more dangerous than journey by
rail- Yet, within the last three months
statistics furnished show that there
were more lives lost on land than on
water, Notwithstanding that this is
the most dangerous season OF the
year at sea.
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BELLEVUE, Ia,
THURSDAY, :::::::::::::::::::":APRIt Z, 1887.

It strikes us that the recent de-
eision of the Supreme Court of the
United States declaring that State
has no right to taz drummers is an
outrageous violation of States rights
and q, subversion of first and founda-
ton principles of our government
Whittier are we drifting? Is there
nothing fixed and settled' Has a
State no rights that the general gov
eminent is bound to respect? Has
it come to pass that all the reserved
rights of State are in the keeping
Of the Supreme Court, and that a
State has no right to obey the Con-
stitution in regulating its own inter
nal affairs? The Constitution, which
we have been taught to regard as the
great sheet anchor of our liberties,
expressly provides that powers not
delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to
the States, are reserved to the States
respectively. The right to tax drum
mers or anybody else is one of the
reserved rights that the States have
been exercising for hundred years
without it's once being called in ques-
tom. But now comes Judge Bradley
and majority of the Supreme Court,
and declares that to tax drummers is
in violation of the principles Of inter
state commerce, which belongs to
the Federal Government. We have
tried to read Bradley's opinion, but
we are not sufficiently versed in legal
lore .tosee much sense or reason or
law or patriotism in it. It is at vari-
ance with what we have thought to
be settled principles, weak and illog-
nal- Now the Judge would not care
much for our opinion, but it must
give him pause, and. cause him to
doubt the justice-of his own conclu-
sions, when he finds that Chief JUS
tice Waite, and Justices Field and
Gray dissent. Shame on. Bradley
for such an opinion and on a major
ity of the Court for asserting to an
opinion and making it binding that
destroys a principle in State Gov
eminent that has been acknowledged
and acted on for century.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-04-07

There is but one law of life, the
law of right; and when the public
sentiment demands the same honesty
in political contests as in private life
and in personal business, our whole
country will stand on higher plane
and may look for richer blessing.
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It is now safe to predict that Lou
isiana will next fall and winter enjoy
the greatest season of prosperity that
has been known here for many years,
and that it will be solid, genuine
prosperity, too, and not merely the
seeming result of . bogus boom
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-04-07

When the State has complied with
its existing contracts it should not
part with the services ola single con-
vict to any individual, syndicate or
corporation.
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According to the American Grocer
the total annual expenditure for TO-
bacco in the United States is 1856,
500, OO0, which represents per CAPT
ia tax of $3 "A. Cigarettes cost
%, 500, 900 and chewing tobacco
$50. OOe, 600 q year. The cost of to.
bacco is more than double the Ioss
by fires.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-04-07

Senator John Sherman has cast an
anchor to windward, and is bidding
against Blaine in the matter of social
equality. It is hard on the colored
people who are asked to recognize
Sherman as an equal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-04-07

Less blood would have been shed
in Europe if the Emperor William
Had always been as profoundly i'm
pressed as he processes to be now
with the blessings of peace.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-04-07

The redemption of the trade dollar
is to continue until September A.
The whole issue of this coin was
35;OO0;O00, and it is estimated that
of this number 100000 were sent
to China through San Francisco.
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Dakota intends to try her luck
with the iiftieth Congress. She has
been knocking at the door of the
Union long time.
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Memphis Avalanche: "Some OF
the Washington correspondents are
busy with the problem Of the relative
strength of Blaine and Sherman IN
the South. Both put together would
not amount to snough horse power
to move pony cart
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Paul Tulane died at Princeton, New
Jersey, on the 9th ult. Truly q
good man and a benevolent citizen
has passed away.
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The Tampa method of dealing
with agitators and outlaws was short,
sharp and decisive. Florida will
stand no foolishness in these matters.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-04-07

Apples were brought from the East
by the Romans. The crab apple il
indigenous to Great. Britain.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-04-07

There were 3,007 business failures
IN the United States the past three
months
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News Nubs.

merry in America.
There seems to be burglar boom
all over Georgia.
Arkansas has determined to pay
her undisputed debt.
| Mutual betting on horse races has
been legalized in France.
Joseph Rabbit, a st. Louis fireman.
has fallen heir to SO. 600, 900.
| New York has $4,000 landlords,
who collect $40, 600. 900 rent.
There are 10000 women in Cincin-
natl who earn their own living.
Miss Frances E. Willard has q
new town named after her in Texas.
Neither brandy, wine, ale, nor por-
ter, has ever been manufactured in
Japan.
The bill prohibiting the marriage
of first cousins passed the Illinois
Senate Friday.
Ten ex-Governors of Connecticut
are still wandering around somewhere
in this dreary world ofours.
The recent snow storm which ex-
tended through Virginia, and along
the Blue Ridge was 8 and 10 inches
deep.
John Hansen, at Wanatah, Indiana,
committed suicide Thursday night by
lying down on the track in front of a
train.
Manager A. M. Stanton, of George
E. Sistare's Sons Bank, at Detroit,
has fed with 500, 900 of the banks
funds.
| Matthew Massick, and his three
children, were burned to death at
Ludlowville, New York, on the 29th
ultimo.
Senator Sherman recently paid
$50, 900 for a piece of property in
Findlay, Ohio, which is now valued
at $125, 600.
The West Point (Ga. Cotton Mills,
the best equipped mills in the South,
were destroyed by fire on the night
of the 28th of March.
The thermometer at Ottawa, Ont,
registered ten degrees below zero on
the morning of March 80, and there
was 4 to 5 feet of snow.
The Illinois House of Representa-
tives has passed bill making it un-
lawful to hunt or kill prairie chickens,
quail or pheasants, for term of five
years.
In quarrel about q woman at Cor.
bin Station, Tenn, Friday, John Tay-
lor was shot dead by his cousin, j. d.
Dougherty, who received a mortal
wound.
The citizens of Meridian, Miss,
have subscribed $4,000 to aid in
the construction of the Warrior Coal
Fields Railroad from Meridian to
Decatur, Ala.
At very early hour last Saturday
night violent snow storm set in
raging very generally throughout New
England, accompanied, particularly
along the coast, by a heavy gale -
The snow was from s inches to 2 feet
deep.
Marshall & Co., agricultural inn
plement dealers at San Francisco,
J who had branches in the East under
, the name of Edmiston, Waddell &
Co., have fed to Canada, taking
! $2OO, 900 belonging to creditors
They secured sS5, 900 from San
Francisco banks on worthless notes.
President Cleveland on Friday APP
, pointed Charles s. Fairchilds Score
tary of the Treasury, and Isaac III.
Maynard to be Assistant Secretary,
and Martin v. Montgomery, now
Commissioner OF Patents, to be As
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia to suc-
coed Justice Macarthur, retired.
According to the American Grocer
Tho %r4or orrrol ovv>nrI;&,,rr Ca. -
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On the 2lst of June Great Britain
win celebrate the 50th anniversary Of
Queen Victoria's ascent to the throne.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-04-07

Justice may be leaden-footed but
she il apt to catch up ct last.
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Il takes six millions Of armed mer
to maintain the peace in Europe.
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Over half The population Of Mass
chusstts 10 N It's cities.
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A II parties occupying lands Of tho vicks
n burg, Shreveport T. Pacific Hsilroad
Company, in Rossisr parish. arc hereby uoei-
eed that sln now prepared 70 soll and lesss
tbs ssne. a. r. THOMPSON,
Agent for ". s. q r B. z. Lsnds in
Bossier Parish, La.
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sion to go to Opelousas Saturday last
and saw no less than ten new en-
closures along the road between here
and Churchpoint, which were made
during the last six weeks, and in
every other direction it is going on
about the same rate. At the rate it
is now being taken up by settlers it
will not be many years before the
public roads throughout the parish
viii be lined by farms-during the
week over Is parties have located in
the parish"
The Protector" has this to say of
the valuable orange groves of the
parish of Plaquemines: "Some idea
Of the value of the orange crop OF
Plaquemines in favorable years, and
Of the loss resulting to the parish in
such disastrous season as that OF
1886, may be gained from the knowl-
edge that Mr.. Bradish johnson has
refused an offer Of SIG, 900 in hand
for this years crop Of his orange
farm property, which, it is estimated,
viii be worth from $40, 600 to $50, OOO
at maturity, and that Messrs. Green
4 Metcah have rejected an offer OF
96000, holding out for $40, 900. In
cases Of present purchase the buyers
assume all risk, and harvest the cror
at their own expense. Everywhere
the orchards promise an abundan,
yield, and m fact many groves, in
spite Of last years unexampled rigor,
give sign Of more fruit than had be.
fore been known"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-15

on Wednesday everything could be in
readiness for receiving live stock, farm
products, and ellaneous articles on
Monday morning. The person in
charge Of the place could take care Of
them till the fair openend. He could
also look after them at the close of the
exhibition. A young society should be
prepared to pay premiums promptly
and in full even if the receipts of the
fair are small. The members of the
association will find it to their advan-
tage to pay the assessment for making
up a deficit, rather than have exhibitors
dissatisfied and complaints made about
the non-payment of the premiums
promised. Any society can save money
by restricting the number of the pri-
yes in each of The classes. Two pre-
miums are enough to offer for any
thing, as no exhibitor cares for q
third or fourth prize. Some socie.
ties have found out that they can oh.
tain money for paying premiums by
charging admission to races occur.
ring at other times than when the an
nual agricultural fair is in progress.
Chicago Times.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-15
Decrease of Feminine Clerks.

1t may not be many years before a
woman will be a rare sight in depart
ment, says a Washington letter to TIE
Philadelphia Telegraph. Slowly, but
surely, they are being got rid Of under
the civil service system. They are now
seen walking arm-in-arm through the
treasury corridors or standing at the
windows at noon time with their cups
of tea. 1T is not that they are closer to
their desks. They are not there. Since
Secretary Manning first took the treas
Jury portfolio and the new order of
things was begun nearly 20 per cent. of
the women have gone, and none have
come in their places. When a female
clerks dies or gets married, resigns or
is dismissed, a requisition goes to the
civil-service commison for man to fill
the vacancy. was asking why this
was-if it was true that women did not
make as good clerks as men. The re-
ply was that some made better than
did the men. The trouble did not lie
in that. The fact is, they are hard to
deal with. Most of them depend upon
the gallantrY of the superior officers,
and are constantly asking favors, many
of them not hesitating or seeming to
think it improper to ask high officials
even as high as secretaries to make
false statements or violate the law in
their interests. The most trouble IS in
examing them for promotion. Some
have not hesitated to ask beforehand
for a list of the questions.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-15
Gone After Him.

A stranger was riding in Fall River
county, Dakota, when he met small
boy returning from school in the fore
noon.
What are you going home for at this
time of day." he asked.
No school to-day. =
Thy not?'
Teacher went way on business
what kind of buisness?''
oh, he's gone with the other boys
what after?''
..Ye know Doc Thompson. =
..No. =
ALEC Fiddler?''
Never heard of him. . s
Well they were hoss-thieves and the
boys lynched 'em on a cottonwood tree
at the Cheyenne crossing, We know
'.Ah, yes, I see; and now your teach
ser has gone with the rest Of the COM
mlttee to get the rest of the gang. =
Nav, they are after the man what
cut down the tree. The pop lar feelin'
in this country. stranger. is ag' ia chop
ping down trees that have had the
distinction Of holdin' up citizen By
the neck. DGkOt1 Bel.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-15
Dog Stories.

The other day our Newfoundland
dog was playing on the porch with our
little girl, years old, when she open
ed the gate and went out. The dog
did not follow her. Sometime after
ward the child's mother came out, dis
covered her absence, and said to the
dog:
Where is Nellie?' The dog looked
as if he knew, and wagged his tail fu-
riously, eco this instant" said the
mother, ''and find Nellie and bring her
home.''
Over the gate flew the dog and start
ed down the street to a neighbors' s
house not far of, Nellie was playing
there, inside the house, and saw the
dog come and scratch at a veranda
window.
II know what he wants" said the
little girl; he wants me to go home, but
L m not going to do it.
The dog was not admitted, but he
fingered near, like Mary's little lamb
and when two ladies called presently
he brushed in past them through tho
door. Then, rushing up to Nellie, he
seized her dress with his teeth and be-
gan dragging her to the door. An at,
tempt was made to drive him off. but
he growled and held his place, the lit
tie girl beginning to get frightened,
gave up all resistance, and trotted
home by his side; and he delivered her
with an air of triumph into her moth
er's hands. What ':instict'' would lead
a dog to do that?
| A suburban resident was walking at
night, not long ago, across meadow,
and losing the path in the darkess fell
into ditch. His dog, a collie, had
been running about in an aimless way
over the field. Gathering himself up
the gentleman called the dog, and
crouching over him said, sharply:
''Now see here, Mac, I want you ia
show me the path across this meadow
Go right ahead of me, do you hear, and
show me the path-shoW me the
path!''
The dog obeyed to the letter. Will
his nose to the ground he FOLLOWED the
path faithfully, with his master at hi:
heels. clear across the meadow, unit
he had approached to within two OF
three rods of the limits of the field
Then he began to waver. from side tt
side as if looking vainly for the path,
and showed great confusion and even
shame. Next day the gentleman went
over the ground by daylight and dis
covered that at the point where the dos
began to waver the path was entirely
lost in the thick grass. Boston Trans
| cri71t
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-15

First National bank of Sioux City VS..
v. 3. Prentice brought in a verdict of
81 for Prentice. The bank sued on
two 500 notes. On the ground OF
usury the jury returned in favor of
the defendant.
Gov. Church has instructed Attor-
ney General Templeton to bring suit
against any railroad company refus-
ing to pay a tax OF 3 per cent. on it's
gross earnings. The amount collected
in the past was 2 per cent.
Territorial Auditor Ward has is
sued the following order to the various
assessors OF the territory. which, if
carried into effect, will increase the
assessed valuation Of the territory
several millions ofdo1lars: Assessors,
you ars hereby instructed to care
FULLY assess for taxation all real es-
tate, whether acre property or in
town lots or. blocks, belonging to
RAILROAD companies in this territory,
excepting only from assessment such
real estate as is in actual use for rail-
way purposes. The legality OF the
gross earnings law" is very question.
able, coming into direct conflict, as it
does, with section 1925 Of the original
act. However this may be, there is
no question but what all property
not actually used for railroad pur-
poses is subject to assessment the
same as the property of individuals.
It is so held in Minnesota and other
states where this law OF taxation pre-
walls. and is equally broad as to its
provisions. A large increase IN taxa
bic property will be had by this
assessment, as large quantities Of
land in town lots and blocks, held
solely for5sale and speculation, have
heretofore been held free from the
{ burden OF taxation under cover Of the
gross earnings Law" The Importance
OF this matter TO the public will no
doubt guarantees a careful and prompt
compliance with this request. All in
structions from this office conflicting
3 with this are hereby recalled